A delegated decision by Cllr Dawn Cousins has been issued this afternoon confirming that the Isle of Wight council will consult further on the proposals to relocate services currently offered at Thompson House and Clatterford Tuition Centre.
Readers will remember that proposals are in place to relocate SEN and Early Years’ Services to a former school premises in Berry Hill, Lake.
In addition, it is also proposed to relocate services for pupils who have been excluded to a former school premises in Love Lane, Cowes.
The document states….
THAT the council consults further on the proposals contained in the notice (Appendix 1 of the report) and then considers the responses received from the public and other concerned agencies at full council.
Those proposals are:
- Relocation of both Tuition Centres to a specialist refurbished provision in Lake on the site of a school vacated as part of the re-organisation of mainstream schools.
- Relocate the SEN and Early Years’ Services to separate accommodation on the same site.
- The site proposed is Berry Hill, Lake, Sandown, PO36 9LH.
- To establish a separate provision for a maximum of 25 children and young people with statements for behaviour, social, emotional difficulties who have been excluded or are in danger of exclusion from mainstream school or who are in need of a period of intensive support before return to schools on the Island.
- To establish an operational base on the same site for a number of specialist services that work extensively with these pupils.
- The site being proposed for this provision is Love Lane, Cowes, PO31 7ET.
- WISE workshops would be relocated to accommodation on the two proposed sites. Each site would make provision for woodwork, the most popular of the activities.
THAT the council agrees to the results of consultation being brought forward for consideration by Cabinet after 12 October 2012 closure date.
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